...oh, and...I kept leaving the store (where I was shopping) everytime this man came with a pet tiger. His pet tiger was on a leash and he would tie the leash to a pole (like people do with their pet dogs).

I was uncomfortable and didn't trust what that tiger might do, so I would leave the store and then come back after the man with the tiger left...

Right on! I've truly let go of the old and have been searching for a new attitude about I handle situations and sometimes I get scared and want to revert to my old ways of handling things. The distractions have definitely been present.